Half-lined cardinal (Apogon semilineatus)

Scientific name: Apogon semilineatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842

The Half-lined cardinal (Apogon semilineatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Apogonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Upper jaw tips of breeding pair protrude. Attains 12 cm TL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon semilineatus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
8.0
Depth range
3–100 m (10–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: central Honshu, Japan to Taiwan and the Philippines. Also occurs in Indonesia and northwestern Australia, a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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